You live with a man for 25 years, he knows not to cross me after several nights of no sleep. I spend my days homeschooling , I push my self to be very loving and patience. I count to 10 some times 20 a lot. Last night I cooked salberry steak , quash, and cream corn. Everyone sits down at the table and we start to eat. Buddy says are these your usual squash. I said yes why He said they tasted like they did not cook long enough. Then he took a bit of the corn and said you thicken them to much. Being in cycle I find I am low on patience. He says; Honey I was expecting friends tomatoes and egg plants. I picked up his plate dumped in in the bowl of corn then dumped in my plate and all the squash. I then slid a plate of tomatoes in front of him and said here is the only thing you did not complain about. I waled out on the porch and had a smoke.He said he didn't see the big problem. Well I told him, listen you eat out everyday with people, and you eat good things, steak, shrimp, lobster, when you come home and tell me, I don't complain  or stuff the fact that I eat the same crap everyday down your throat.
To night he came home to salmon pattys, fried green tomatoes,Fried egg plant sliced tomatoes and boiled ORka. When he sat down I told him be very careful what you complain about I have knife by my plate! He sat there with his  and said not a word and ate everything 
When will they learn during cycle be cool, because we can't ! It would be different had he been up with me and he was tired to. But I have let him sleep.
i THINK THE MAN HAS A DEATH WISH!

[quote author=0F2233222E2F2E27222C233F4B0 link=1219281971/0#0 date=1219281969]Last night I cooked salberry steak , quash, and cream corn.  you eat good things, steak, shrimp, lobster, salmon pattys, fried green tomatoes,Fried egg plant sliced tomatoes and boiled ORka. [quote]

elaine honey i haven't sat down and ate food like that since my grandmother was alive. i would kill for some grub like that......man o man

Jonny you just bring your truck right on over I always have lots.
You like Corn Bread too? I a mean vegetable soup with good on corn bread cooked in a iron skillet. I even make collar greens and beans.

Jimi wrote on Aug 20^th, 2008 at 9:41pm:


jimi makes a good point. i never comment on my wifes cooking. on the same token she doesn't complain about all my pet projects scattered out through the house and the yard.

edited to say: i am going to try to get to batter and fry some squash.

Elaine, I am surprised he is sleeping, you might want to check.  He may still have one eye open!

I needed the humor tonight guys!  This feels so much like a great family to be a part of.  I guess it is a trade off, to be a part of this you gotta be a PAIN! HA!

Kathleen
Wichita, Kansas

well i lost my job several years ago so i'm ok. one of the great things about trucking is your by yourself. when i'm in cycle i just have to adjust my log book. it's either that or starve. being uncontrollably silly is a good side effect. it beats being scared of the inevitable.

HappyElaine wrote on Aug 20^th, 2008 at 10:05pm:



my last cycle was last winter. i can remember having the windows cracked and the vents open in my sleeper. i had my head propped up against the interior wall of the sleeper and my head would rattle with the rhythm of the engine idling.  when i did sleep i would dream i was driving so when i did wake up to an attack it was just like i got off the road. then of coarse my lips were blue and i had a chill. man that was really tough. it was nice when my cycle was over and i could sleep with the heat on.

LOL Tara, I think some times "How the hell can they sleep when I am in so much pain!" There were nights many nights my children and my husband stayed up with me. Many years ago we didn't know what was wrong and it scared us all. Now we all know it will go away, yea it will return but it will go away. We all sleep better than we use to.
I think those fried green tomatoes are the last of our tomato garden. I sure will miss those fresh green tomatoes. They just don't taste the same in the winter.

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This past weekend Andrea and I made it 28 years since we said our vows.  Very early on I learned a bit of code that allows me to sleep.

If you get a meal you don't really care for (and those are rare) say: "you don't have to go to the trouble of making that again dear".

If you get a meal that doesn't measure up to her previous efforts say: " "

I learned these lessons during our first year of marriage when what would have been a spectacular meat loaf dies a horrible death when left in the oven too long.  My response then was "wow, I think it's dead now".



That didn't go over too well  \

-Dennis-

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Guiseppi, does that very wise Father of yours EVER run out of thought-provoking phrases?

Elaine, tell Buddy HE'S cooking dinner tonight.  And Jimi?  you are so busted with your comment.  Ruthie is such a great cook you have never had the opportunity to complain about anything she puts in front of you.

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OMG!!!!!!!   that's funny.

Stay the way you are Elaine.  Missing letters, commas and all.

HappyElaine wrote on Aug 20^th, 2008 at 9:43pm:


Skillet corn bread and ham and bean soup?  I'll be there shortly.  You can give someone else my share of greens.  Granny never could get me to like them.  Sorry.